Reported
by Garry
Following
up on last week’s Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, Patrimony: A
True Story by Philip Roth is another book about the relationship between
fathers and sons. In this memoir, Roth recounts the time he spent with his
86-year-old father, Herman, as the elder Roth fought, and ultimately lost, a
battle with brain cancer. Roth’s father, a vibrant, charming, brilliant man,
was raised in Newark and had an encyclopedic knowledge of the many families of
the Jewish immigrants who formed the backbone of the Newark community.
Initially diagnosed as benign, Herman’s tumor turned out to be anything but.
Philip accompanied his father through all the medical tests and treatments he
faced during the years of his decline, experiences he unflinchingly records and
dissects in this award-winning memoir. PC
Jezebel by
K. Larsen. This thriller features a plot that can best be described as
Hitchcockian and is best not spoiled, besides the fact that no one is who they
appear to be and little to nothing is as it seems. Our reader was blown away by
how the threads of the various characters wove together over both time and
space and very highly recommends this exceptionally well written novel of
murder, betrayal, and hidden identities. SH
The
Unknown Beloved is a mash-up of romance, historical fiction, and murder
mystery. Written by best-selling author Amy Harmon, the story is set in Chicago
and Cleveland in the first half of the last century. Ten-year-old Dani Flanagan
arrives home and finds her parents brutally murdered. Michael Malone, the
patrolman on the case, is told by his superiors to keep his mouth shut and the
case goes cold for more than fifteen years. Then, Malone is summoned to
Cleveland, Ohio to solve a series of murders and encounters Dani again, and
quickly realizes that Dani has a special “gift” that could help him catch the killer
before he strikes again. Our reader says that this book is so well-written that
she could not put it down, and read it in one sitting. ML
Also
mentioned:
The
Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by
Kirk Wallace Johnson
Fears
of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders by
Dennis C. Rasmussen
The
Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
The
Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and
David Wengrow
A Daughter
of the Land by Gene Stratton-Porter
A
Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
A
Dance for Emilia by Peter S. Beagle
No
One Noticed the Cat by Anne McCaffrey
Nancy
Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie by Anthony Del Col
Nancy
Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew by
Anthony Del Col
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